{"product_id":"tragedy-at-dieppe-mark-zuehlke-9781553658351","title":"Tragedy at Dieppe: Operation Jubilee, August 19, 1942","description":"With its trademark \"you are there\" style, Mark Zuehlke's tenth Canadian Battle Series volume tells the story of the 1942 Dieppe raid. Nicknamed \"The Poor Man's Monte Carlo,\" Dieppe had no strategic importance, but with the Soviet Union thrown on the ropes by German invasion and America having just entered the war, Britain was under intense pressure to launch a major cross-Channel attack against France. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSince 1939, Canadian troops had massed in Britain and trained for the inevitable day of the mass invasion of Europe that would finally occur in 1944. But the Canadian public and many politicians were impatient to see Canadian soldiers fight sooner. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first major rehearsal proved such a shambles the raid was pushed back to the end of July only to be cancelled by poor weather. Later, in a decision still shrouded in controversy, the operation was reborn. Dieppe however did not go smoothly. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on rare archival documents and personal interviews, Mark Zuehlke examines how the raid came to be and why it went so tragically wrong. Ultimately, \u003ci\u003eTragedy at Dieppe\u003c\/i\u003e honors the bravery and sacrifice of those who fought and died that fateful day on the beaches of Dieppe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Zuehlke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1553658353\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781553658351\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Douglas \u0026amp; McIntyre\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/02\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 420\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/23\/2013","brand":"Mark Zuehlke","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44078412660991,"sku":"9781553658351","price":37.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_09b0a9c1-e6d9-4d63-bdc3-60075b772ce2.jpg?v=1685475363","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tragedy-at-dieppe-mark-zuehlke-9781553658351","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}